NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Little Rock, AR

Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1912433368, issued on May 4, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas E-16769, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912433368
Name
Shinho Thomas Kang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
E-16769 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
629 Jack Stephens Dr, Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone
(501) 291-1200
Enumerated
May 4, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2023
Fax
(501) 686-8551
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230922002191); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 629 Jack Stephens Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Michael BennettPhysical Therapy Assistant1700211398
  2. Deanna Cochran, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851972608
  3. Namrata Dogra, M.B.,B.SGeriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1548900111
  4. Amber Douglas, OTR/L, MOTOccupational Therapist1013361385
  5. Lucas Finley, DPTPhysical Therapist1932535937
  6. Benjamin FrazierInternal Medicine Physician1871235747

Verify Shinho Thomas Kang in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

157 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.

  1. Shinho Kang157
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Metronidazole44 claims
  2. Erythromycin36 claims
  3. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf35 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,763.98

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shinho Kang$2,763.98
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Arkansas

There are 284 surgery physician records in Arkansas.

Other surgery physician records in Arkansas

  1. Dana Abraham, M.D.Little Rock, AR1164468567
  2. Sahibzada Ahmed, M.D.Booneville, AR1285631473
  3. Nabil Akkad, MDFort Smith, AR1477548485
  4. William Alexander, MDBatesville, AR1912976218
  5. John Alston, M.D.Springdale, AR1487664892
  6. Jonathan Altomar, M.D.Jonesboro, AR1306005905
  7. Cynthia Amram, MDFayetteville, AR1164763918
  8. Samuel Arnold, D OWarren, AR1164416640
  9. Abdelrahman AttiliLittle Rock, AR1588049712
  10. Ryan Banning, MDFort Smith, AR1356845051

Common questions

What is Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912433368, issued on May 4, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 629 Jack Stephens Dr, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 291-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-16769, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D. had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Shinho Thomas Kang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.